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build capabilities in creative thinking, prototype design and development,
and entrepreneurship, as well as promote understanding of basic concepts in
science and their application in the real world experiences
the
Research and Development Foresighting
project will focus on a future-
based study on Engineering Education and a future-based study on Natural
Science and Mathematics Education in fiscal 2014
Exhibition on the Environment
which continues into its next phase of the
Environmental Solutions community-based programme on sustainable
development through its Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) project
NIHERST President’s Awards for Excellence in Science and Technology
to
help promote the goals of developing an S&T literate and innovative people,
as well as a culture of excellence
Community-centred Design & Innovation (COMEDSI)
,
an initiative aimed at
developing the capabilities of secondary school students in problem-solving,
design and innovation to meet real needs in local communities
NISTADS/NIHERST
Collaboration on Science and Technology Policy
Studies
will conduct a joint suvery on innovation mapping in Trinidad and
Tobago. NIHERST also intends to conduct a survey, in conjunction with the
OAS and with inputs from NISTADS, on the level of innovation in the
county. A third study, an assessment of the level of technology transfer,
adaptation and sophistication of the local manufacturing sector will be
undertaken
Participants at the Caribbean Youth Science Forum
